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** ABKHAZIA. RUSIA. Una emisora de captación sumamente rara en FM
[sic] ha sido Radio Sochi, captada el 18 de junio de 0645 a 0700 horas
por la frecuencia de 9495 kilohercios. Esta frecuencia fue utilizada
en el pasado también por Radio Kubán que transmitía desde la ciudad de
Krasnodar, pero está siendo empleada principalmente por Radio Abjasia
y Radio Rusia (Programa DX de Radio Bulgaria en Español, June 26 via
Dino Bloise, FL, dxldyg via DXLD) See also GEORGIA
** ALASKA. KNLS, best reception in a long time, loud and clear on 9615
in English June 29 at 1246, but the rest of the hour contained no
secular elements, just a testimonial, hymn of praise, by Pavel
somebody, the n-th version of ``Alleluia``; hosted by Dale Ward, the
exec prod. At one point in the introduction there was a pre-echo of
about one second --- problem in the Franklin recording studio? 1255
announced English schedule as 08 on 11820, 10 on 9795, 12 on 9615 &
9780, the latter impossible here with Greece/Delano on 9775, and 14 on
9795! Even tho more than a week ago the last one changed to 9555. It
seems there is a lack of internal communication at KNLS about their
own schedule. Went off at 1258. Also checked 9555 at 1400 and could
hear the IS, but far too much Habana 9550 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF
RADIO 1279, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ARGENTINA. QSLs received:
RADIO LA RED 910 AM
Carta QSL, stickers recibida el 23 de junio del 2005.
Informe enviado el 24 de mayo del 2005.
Hora: 03.50 UTC
Frecuencia: 910 AM
Fecha; Mayo 23, 05.
VRS/ Eduardo Daniel Esarte
Gerente de tecnología.
QTH: Av. Paseo Colon 505 / 1063 Buenos Aires - Argentina.
RADIO MURIALDO AM
Carta QSL, boletín de programación recibida el 03 de junio del 2005.
Informe enviado el 25 de Abril del 2005.
Hora: 04.10 UTC
Frecuencia: 1290 AM
Fecha; Abril 24, 05.
VRS/ Tindaro Muscara.
Gerente de Coordinación.
QTH: Av. Bandera de los Andes 4404 Villanueva de Guaymallen.
Mendoza - Argentina.
(CESAR PEREZ DIOSES, CHIMBOTE, PERU, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** AUSTRALIA. "On 1 July 2005 the Australian Broadcasting Authority
and the Australian Communications Authority will merge to form the
Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)." This will be
the single national regulatory body for broadcasting and
communications. http://www.acma.gov.au (Bruce Conti, NRC IDXD July 1
via DXLD)
** BULGARIA [non]. I keep hearing the roar on 15700 vs R. Bulgaria,
not only after but before 1300, as June 29 at 1238. This time I went
outside with a portable, and bingo, the noise disappeared, so I
confess that it must be coming from my domicile, and apologize for
bothering the worldwide DX community about this. Then probing inside I
found a seldom-used computer monitor radiating this signal, gone when
unplugged, but back at the main receiver in another room, there was
still some roar, so there is apparently a second source. What is it
about this frequency? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. Programmes I Like (#3) --- "Dispatches" -- CBC Radio One:
They'll bring you the world....
Unique on CBC Radio, "Dispatches" is a 30-minute programme, dealing
with international affairs, hosted by Rick MacInnes-Rae.
As usual with a magazine-type format, there is an opening menu of
items in that particular edition. The host introduces this menu, as
well as each item. He can be ponderous, serious, ironical, biting, or
sarcastic, and thus gives the listener an insight into his thinking on
the upcoming topic (s).
There are usually several items on different topics in each show. Some
are packaged reports, while others are interviews between the host and
outside experts. There is occasionally a full-length documentary on
only one item. Most items deal with international political topics,
but non-political spots are also included.
Contributions come from the CBC's own correspondents, as well as its
stringers and other freelancers. Reports often come from areas of the
world not covered in more mainstream current affairs slots. Some
topics are also outside the mainstream agenda. They thus provide
glimpses of various aspects of others' lives.
"Dispatches" is an interesting, and occasionally light-hearted,
insight into what is happening elsewhere on the globe.
Website: http://www.cbc.ca/dispatches/index.html
E-mail: dispatches@cbc.ca
(Peter Bowen, Canada?, June 30, Swprograms mailing list via DXLD)
Wednesdays 7:30 pm local across Canada on CBC Radio 1 (gh, DXLD)
** CANADA. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications
Commission (CRTC) has released its sixth annual Broadcasting Policy
Monitoring Report. This report assesses the impact of its regulations,
policies and decisions on the Canadian broadcasting industry, in light
of the objectives of the Broadcasting Act. Beginning this year,
publication has been moved up several months so that data contained in
the report will be available to the Canadian public and the regulated
industries on a more timely basis. The report deals with the radio,
television, and broadcast distribution sectors, as well as social
issues and the Internet.
Radio:
Canadians have access to 1,158 radio services, of which 867 are in
English, 253 are in French, and 38 are in third languages.
In 2004, Canadians listened to radio an average of 19.5 hours per
week, which represents the same number of hours as in 2003.
Revenues for Canadian private radio stations exceeded $1.2 billion in
2004, and profits before interest and tax came in at $224 million.
Since the adoption of the CRTC's commercial radio policy in 1998,
Canadian radio stations have spent more than $156 million on Canadian
talent development.
News release: http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/NEWS/RELEASES/2005/r050629.htm
Full text of report:
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/publications/reports/PolicyMonitoring/2005/bpmr2005.htm
(HTML)
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/publications/reports/PolicyMonitoring/2005/bpmr2005.pdf
(PDF)
73 (Mike Brooker, Toronto, ON, June 29, HCDX via DXLD)
** CHILE [and non]. June 30 at 1346, BBC on 15485 was audible under
Voz Cristã, and with sufficient signal to produce a subaudible
heterodyne of almost 4 Hz (counted at about 233 per minute). I
continue to wonder how this collision plays out in Brasil and NW
Africa (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Tho some of the Firedrake jammers may have been switched to
one of CNR`s domestic services, I am still hearing Firedrake, e.g.
June 29 at 1259 on 15795, but gone by 1330, no doubt vs inaudible All
India Radio in Mandarin, scheduled 1145-1315 --- is AIR really a
threat to the CCP? And at 1410 on 11805, no doubt vs inaudible VOA in
Mandarin via Marianas, both per EiBi A05 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF
RADIO 1279, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Not really new. AIR Delhi outlets in Mandarin, Tibetan and Nepali are
subject of Chinese authority jamming, at least in last half decade.
Started some years ago, when Firedrake and CNR relay program content
jamming appeared on SW bands !! (Wolfgang Büschel, June 30, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) Didn`t say it was new; previously noted here (gh)
** COLOMBIA. 5910, Marfil Estereo, Puerto Lleras, (Presumed) 0100-0200
Stayed with this for an hour. Never heard a full ID, just the word
"... Estéreo" at one point. Program consisted of Rancheros music and a
man in Spanish comments giving TC's at appropriate intervals. Signal
was very good. I also checked 6010 for parallel programming, but
didn't hear any (Chuck Bolland, June 29, 2005, Clewiston, Florida
http://www.orchidcitysoftware.com DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** COLOMBIA. Sobre La Voz de tu Conciencia --- Hola Colegas, Como
algunos de ustedes conocen, he estado ligado al desarrollo de esta
emisora desde sus inicios. Ayer con gran sorpresa encontre los
mensajes sobre la Campaña a favor de Radio Mil que el colega Rubén
inició a través de la lista. No quise pronunciarme hasta no hablar
personalmente con Martin Stendal responsable de la emisora; reunidos
ayer en la noche se analizó los diferentes puntos de vista
expuestos sobre la situación y entre otros se sacó en claro lo
siguiente:
Las frecuencias 6010 kHz y 5910 kHz hacen parte de los medios de
comunicación de la Organización Colombia para Cristo que llevan a cabo
una campaña de Paz en el territorio colombiano, en zonas de alta
influencia Narco-Guerrillera; llevando la palabra de Dios,
consiguiendo reconocidos logros, que esferas [esfuerzas?] políticas y
sociales de la sociedad colombiana que reconocen y apoyan la labor.
Asi:
La emisora La Voz de tu Conciencia va a continuar operando en la
frecuencia asignada por el Ministerio de Comunciaciones de Colombia
hasta cuando una resolución del mismo indique lo contrario.
Actualmente cumple con todos los parámetros técnicos exigidos en el
Plan Técnico de Radiodifusión en AM --- que puede ser consultado en
http://www.mincomunicaciones.gov.co/espectroradioelectrico
La señal de 5910 kHz por la cual sale al aire Marfil Estereo 88.3 MHz
está en etapa de prueba; así todavia se encuentra en ajustes técnicos
que son necesarios. Así es como su señal ha presentado continuos
cortes, sobre las señales espúreas que provocan las frecuencias 5910
kHz y 6010 kHz. En los próximos días se harán algunos ajustes
técnicos, por lo cual se solicita informes de recepción para conocer
los efectos de los mismos. Una vez se termine la etapa de pruebas, la
señal de 5910 kHz dejará de retransmitir la señal de Marfil Estéreo y
se iniciará con una emisora totalmente nueva con programación generada
desde Bogotá.
La Campaña Colombia para Cristo recibe apoyo de diversas
organizaciones a nivel mundial, incluida la Canadienese Galcom,
gracias a la cual se han distribuido radios de frecuencia fija que
operan con una celda solar para las señales de AM, FM y Onda Corta; en
estos últimos se han incorporado una novedad y es que vienen para las
dos frecuencias en que se opera. En los próximos meses se esperan
distribuir mas de 10.000 mil radio en las zonas a las cuales está
dirigida la campaña.
Sobre la situación presentada con la emisora mexicana Radio Mil, desde
los inicios del proyecto ante la adjudicación por parte del Ministerio
de Comunicaciones de este canal se adjuntaron folios donde se hacía
ver el problema que podría haber, incluso se adjuntó una carta de
Radio Mil remitida por Héctor García B, pero las autoridades
colombianas no tuvieron en cuenta esto.
Desde entonces se ha buscado con los ingenieros a cargo; el diseñar
que las emisiones de La Voz de tu Conciencia produzcan la menor
inferencia a la señal de Radio Mil; así se ha modificado en varias
ocasiones la orientación y altura de la antena, se ha trabajado en el
ajuste de las líneas de alimentacion, se han actualizado algunos
equipos encargados de la modulación; pero no se han recibido reportes
en los que se puedan medir los efectos de estos cambios; aunque es
oportuno señalar que desde la salida al aire nunca se han recibido
reportes de recepción de la zona de Centroamérica y en mediciones
realizadas en el norte de Colombia se ha comprobado que la señal en
6010 kHz no es tan efectiva.
Que los medios para comunicarse con la Organización y los responsables
de las emisoras son:
Colombia Para Cristo
Calle 44 No. 13-67 Bogotá D.C.
contacto@... [truncated by yahoogroups]
libreria@...
El correo informado por el colega Rubén es de uso personal, el cual
está protegido contra correos no deseados; por favor sus inquietudes
dirigirlos a los ya mencionados (Rafael Rodriguez R., Bogotá, June 28,
condig list via WORLD OF RADIO 1279, DXLD) See also MEXICO!
En ésta zona la señal de La Voz de Tu Conciencia es inaudible. La
única señal que logro captar por 6010 kHz es la señal de Radio Mil y
llega igual que siempre. Saludos (Elmer Escoto, San Pedro Sula,
HONDURAS, ibid.)
** CUBA. The DentroCuban Jamming Command was wasting its watts with a
barrage on 9955, June 29 at 1243, when WRMI had already switched to
7385 with Brother Scare. Nyah-nyah-nyah! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. New frequency for RHC: 13660, June 29 at 1335, in Spanish
plugging Mesa Redonda later in the day which would be on 11875 and
6000. This is uncomfortably close to RCI on 13655 but fortunately here
on this occasion, RCI had the upper hand, and could be heard without
ACI. Has RHC finally moved here from 12000? No, that and all the other
usual // were confirmed: 15230, 11875, 11800, 11760, 9550 and 6000. If
RHC wants a 13 MHz frequency in the mornings now, they should go back
to clear 13680, which was used for the three-day terrorism conference
coverage in English, early June. Frequency announcements at 1359 did
not include 13660, but did mention 6185, where I have not heard it. If
the engineers keep using 13660, they may never find out about it at
the studio. 13660 has been in use previously, but during the
afternoons, which is no doubt why they brought it up now. Could be
just a test; we shall see if it stick the following days. 24 hours
later: not there (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1279, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
13660, Radio Havana, Havana Cuba, 34433 Spanish. Commentary by an OM
announcer with mentions of "Cubanos". Station ID. Oddly enough, though
I've heard this one previously, it doesn't appear in any of the
databases, at least not in this time slot. 1925 UT 6/29/2005 PA (Phil
K6OBB Atchley, Merced CA, swl at qth.net via DXLD)
** CUBA. 5025, R Rebelde, La Habana was not heard Jun 16 (Erik Køie,
Denmark, DSWCI DX Window via DXLD) On Jun 17 and 18 at 2335-0445, it
was heard with very weak signals of only QSA 2 probably having
transmitter problems. However, on Jun 24 and 26 it was back with the
usual strong signal, Spanish ID, pop music, 45444. But at 2320 on Jun
27 it was off once more! Look for R Quillabamba! (Anker Petersen,
ibid.)
** CUBA. Is there a reasonably accurate and complete list of Cuban AM
stations on the WWW? I had the list from http://www.am-dx.com
bookmarked but that list is missing. 73 & GUD DX, (Thomas F. Giella,
KN4LF, Retired Meteorologist & Space Plasma Physicist, Plant City, FL,
USA, June 27, NRC-AM via DXLD)
** CUBA. Go to the WMCA page on Jim Hawkins site and listen to the
"what you hear when WMCA is off" --
http://hawkins.pair.com/wmca/underwmca.ra
(Stuart Engelke, WMCA NY, 201-298-5700 x208, NRC-AM via DXLD) Loud!
** ECUADOR. DRM on 15370-15380, June 29 at 1235, still past 1300 but
gone by 1330 recheck. Presumably HCJB running another test; but the
Holy Qur`an station from Sa`udi Arabia on 15380 at 1235 was suffering
QRDRM. This is obviously another ploy by the Christian Crusaders
against Islam (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. INDONESIAN MINISTER PREVENTS RADIO EGYPT [sic] BROADCASTS
BEING TAKEN OFF AIR | Excerpt from report by Indonesian news agency
Antara web site
Cairo: Foreign Minister Hasan Wirayudha has succeeded in preventing
the scheduled closure of the Indonesian language Egyptian radio
station by the Egyptian government, which has been broadcasting from
Cairo to the whole of the Indonesian archipelago region for the past
52 years.
"The Ministry of Information (Egyptian) is to review their policy
which was to immediately close Radio Cairo Indonesian Section (RCSI),"
said an official from the Egyptian Ministry of Information, Radio and
Television broadcast section, when contacted by Antara in Cairo on
Wednesday [29 Jun].
According to the Egyptian Ministry of Information official, who did
not want to be named, the review of the scheduled closure of RCSI was
the result of discussions between the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Ahmad
Abu-al-Ghayt and the Indonesian foreign minister.
Previously, Foreign Minister Wirayudha had explained to the press that
RCSI still had a great role in strengthening bilateral relations
between Indonesia and Egypt.
During the bilateral meeting in Cairo on Sunday (26 June), Foreign
Ministers Wirayudha and Abu-al-Ghayt touched on plans for the closure
of RCSI.
"The Egyptian foreign minister said that RCSI was scheduled to be
closed due to inefficiency. However, I said that the people of
Indonesia still needed RCSI, because the presence of RCSI itself was
one of the ways of strengthening bilateral ties between the two
countries," said Foreign Minister Wirayudha. [Passage omitted]
The Egyptian radio Indonesian language broadcast lasts for one and a
half hours every day and can be picked up throughout Indonesia from
2020-2150 local time on the 19 metre waveband and 15710 kHz frequency.
The main programmes broadcast by RCSI consist of 35 per cent religious
issues, 15 per cent political news, 15 per cent international issues
and various other topics, such as culture and tourism. [passage
omitted] Source: Antara news agency, Jakarta, in Indonesian, 29 Jun 05
(via BBCM via DXLD)
Imagine the US Secretary of State persuading, or even trying to
persuade, e.g. DW or BBC not to drop SW broadcasts in English to the
USA? Boggling (gh, DXLD)
** EL SALVADOR? 17838.0, Radio Imperial? 1907, 28-June; het with the
barest hint of audio. 2154, het at 17838.6 but no audio. 6/29, 2122,
het at 17838.7, no audio (Harold Frodge, MI, MARE Tipsheet via DXLD)
** FRANCE. RFI'S DIRECTOR-GENERAL OUTLINES HIS PRIORITIES, FUTURE
DEVELOPMENTS
The director-general of Radio France Internationale, Antoine Schwarz,
has given an interview to mark his first year in the post. Schwarz
states his three priorities: improving market share in Africa, re-
launching Radio Monte-Carlo Middle East and developing a "European
network in Europe". Schwarz also wants to see greater cooperation with
other international broadcasters and says radio is a key player in
global affairs. His main concern for Digital Radio Mondiale is the
listeners' access to technology and use of equipment, "rather than the
technology itself". The following is the text of a report entitled "A
true European at the helm" published by the Association for
International Broadcasting's quarterly journal The Channel in June
2005
When Antoine Schwarz was appointed in June 2004 as president director-
general of Radio France Internationale by the Conseil superieur de
l'audiovisuel, the French broadcast media regulator, the CSA noted his
experience and skills in the broadcasting field - gained in various
government departments, at Radio Monte Carlo, as director-general of
the Societe financiere de radiodiffusion (Sofirad), and at the SFP
group. Almost one year into his five-year term, Antoine Schwarz talked
to Gunda Cannon.
How has that first year been - have you enjoyed it?
Of course I have enjoyed it because the field of international radio
is really a thrilling one. But I must confess too that my start was
more difficult than expected. The reason is that I probably
underestimated the resistance to reforms inside the company. And we
need reforms in the management of the company because not much has
changed in the last 20 years. So my greatest challenge is to establish
a dialogue which allows some change and some reforms. In the beginning
it was very difficult to find common ground for discussion with the
various unions in RFI but I think now I am beginning to get a feel for
what the unions can accept and what not.
Can you say anything about the changes you want to make?
It is a bit early but I can say that for me there are three
priorities. The first priority project is to improve our market share
in Africa, in French as well as in English and Portuguese, and
possibly Hausa which we don't use at present. The second priority is
to re-launch Radio Monte-Carlo Middle East. In the past RMC was very
successful in the Middle East but now it faces competition from TV and
other local radios, and also Radio Sawa. Our audience is not as large
as it was 10 or 15 years ago. Our programming is probably too old-
fashioned - we are just looking into that at present. The third task
is to develop a European network in Europe. The idea is - but it is
just a wish at this point - to establish a network dedicated to
European content so that we have the news from Europe on a number of
European radio stations. We would like to use some of our frequencies
in various cities in Europe for this.
Other large broadcasters are adding FM outlets around the world and
moving into multimedia applications to deliver their news. What is RFI
doing?
The development of our FM network remains a top priority for RFI - we
have 139 FM outlets throughout the world at the present time and 724
radio partners. We are constantly working to develop global
institutional partnerships and at the same time partnerships on a
regional basis. Our web site is also very important and is constantly
developing. We recently launched a new site in Mandarin and another
dedicated to football. Whenever an event can be adapted to a specific
technology, RFI provides the service; for example delivering news by
mobile phone, as we did for the African Cup of Nations football event
in 2004. We are studying other applications for use in the future.
Is RFI's strategy aimed at reaching principally the francophonie or is
its task to talk to the whole world?
RFI broadcasts in French and in 19 other languages and its task is to
talk to the whole world. As a matter of fact, our motto is "RFI la
radio du monde", the world radio. However, the defence and promotion
of francophonie is of course part of our mission.
Where in the world is your presence strongest?
RFI has nearly 40 million listeners world-wide, and our web site
registers 8 million page hits each month. Our strongest presence is in
Africa of course, and secondly, in the Middle East. In these two big
regions we are probably the first in French-speaking Africa and about
at the level of the BBC in the Middle East, in Arabic. At present and
until the end of 2005, we are mainly working on promoting ourselves in
the Middle East, and in 2006, we will focus on Africa. For the future,
I want to add Europe. It seems nobody considers Europe but I think we
really belong to Europe and we have to have a European strategy.
With the launch of France's international television channel - CNN a
la francaise - planned, how is that going to affect RFI?
At one time RFI thought that together with France Televisions we could
constitute that new information channel - now we are not involved.
However, we are prepared to offer a full range of services on a
commercial basis to the future French news channel. I am quite
confident that we will work together, and we feel there is no real
competition between TV and radio, on the contrary, we think that
really we help each other. So at the moment I am just waiting for the
president to be appointed for the new company.
There is the thought that if you are not part of it, there is a threat
in budget terms because it will affect what is available to RFI.
I don't feel there is a real threat now because in the eyes of the
French government the new channel would add to the present French
radio and TV channels. Of course, in the long term one can wonder
whether there won't be budget choices against the 'old' media. I hope
it won't be the case, especially if we work with the new channel.
RFI's budget for 2004 is 127.2m euro [154.7 dollars], made up of
subsidies from the foreign and cultural ministries and a share of the
domestic licence fee. How do you convince your stakeholders about the
need to fully fund your operations?
It's my job to have good projects to convince our stakeholders. At the
moment we are preparing with them a 3-year development plan that will
start next year.
How independent is RFI from the French government?
RFI is totally independent from the French government even if our
objectives are fixed by law. And one of them is to present a French
outlook on news and current affairs.
Last year the BBC tried to identify the editorial lessons from the
Hutton Inquiry and Report. Has what happened at the BBC affected RFI -
are there now increased editorial pressures?
Quite categorically, the answer is no.
The largest international broadcasters offer training for journalists
and broadcasters from around the world. Is this part of RFI's mission?
Yes, this is very much a part of RFI's mission, increasingly so. At
the end of 2004, we relaunched our operations in this field under the
name of "Talent+" with its own web site. The number of training
projects planned for this year has increased threefold, to 70. Also,
RFI now not only offers training in journalism and technology, but
also in management and the Internet.
How important is co-operation with other international broadcasters?
We feel more and more European, the latest evidence being our recent
cooperation with Deutsche Welle [RFI and Deutsche Welle are joining
forces to broadcast their programmes in the Arab world and states of
the Commonwealth of Independent States, and are also considering
sharing frequencies in Moscow, St Petersburg and parts of the CIS]. We
also work very closely with the BBC - we share a frequency in
Budapest. Personally, I feel more and more European, and I'm sure
there is a place for an international European radio.
Where do you see international broadcasting going?
First of all, there is obviously a need for international information
in the context of globalization. In this context, radio is a key
player, being an easily-available, free-access medium. This is
particularly the case with RFI in places like Africa where there is a
serious lack of computers, television, and modern means of
information. RFI plays a complementary role with regards to
television, in places like the Middle East for instance. Broadcasting
must be global. I think the ideal scenario for international
broadcasting is to be able to provide a global offer of radio, TV and
Internet - to have the same strategy for these three media platforms.
We at RFI have radio and a good web site, and what we need is to have
a good relationship with TV.
What is your view of Digital Radio Mondiale?
We are closely examining all recent developments in radio technology
including DAB and satellite radio. The main issue at stake in this
instance, however, revolves more around listeners' access to, and use
of, the equipment rather than the actual technology itself.
Antoine Schwarz, thank you for talking to us.
Thank you - I do appreciate The Channel. As a reader I discovered it
only when I moved to RFI but I regret that because otherwise I would
have read it before! Source: The Channel, London, in English Jun 05
(via BBCM via DXLD)
** GEORGIA. Radio Georgia transmite en onda corta, contrariamente a lo
que afirman muchas ediciones DX. Fue captada el 18 de junio a las 1615
horas con un programa en la lengua de Azerbaiján y dirigido a aquel
país, en la frecuencia de 4540 kilohercios (Programa DX de Radio
Bulgaria en Español, June 26 via Dino Bloise, FL, dxldyg via DXLD) Who
said they are not on SW? (gh, DXLD)
** GERMANY. DRM sui 26000 kHz --- Ciao a tutti, vi segnalo che sto
ascoltando (sono le 1747 UT) sui 26000 in segnale DRM della Campus
Radio di Nuernberg, che trasmette dalla germania con 50 watt. C'e'
qualche interruzione ma in generale e' una buona ricezione vista
la potenza !!! Ecco il log di dream:
Dream Software Version 1.2.4
Starttime (UTC) 2005-06-28 17:40:45
Frequency 7320 kHz
Label FH Nuernberg
Bitrate 18.38 kbps
Mode A
Bandwidth 10 kHz
MINUTE SNR SYNC AUDIO TYPE
0000 10 134 473/10 0
0001 13 148 1287/10 0
0002 10 131 447/10 0
0003 13 147 1110/10 0
0004 11 148 434/10 0
0005 5 12 0/00 0
SNR min: 1.7, max: 15.2
Saluti, (Andrea Borgnino IW0HK, http://www.mediasuk.org/iw0hk
http://www.mediasuk.org/archive bclnews.it via DXLD)
??? This is totally confusing. If you heard it on 26000, why does the
display show 7320 kHz?? The wonderful world of digital nonsense? The
DRM sked via Media Network says Campus Radio on 26000 is from Dillberg
to Neumarket 24h with 100 watts; while 26012 is Campus Radio from
Nuernberg to Nuernberg, also 24h with 100 watts. There is one DRM on
7320, BBCWS in English via Rampisham at 1000-1500 (gh, DXLD)
** GUATEMALA. Radio Cultural Coatán, 4780, recibida carta de
confirmación, manuscrita, firmada por Diego Sebastián Miguel en 35
días. Se acompañó 1 US $ junto al informe de recepcíon. En la carta
dice:
"En el nombre del personal de esta emisora Radio Coatán, reciba un
cordial saludo". "Quiero agradecerle su sintonía, gracias por su
valiosa información, que recibí en la fecha del 8 de Junio, me
sorprendí mucho que usted escuchara nuestra emisora". "Dios le dará
mucha sabiduría e ingeligencia al estar escuchando esta señal que
transmitimos desde este bello municipio de San Sebastián de Coatán,
Huehuetenango, Guatemala".
"Dios le bendiga y siga escuchando la señal de Radio Coatán en la onda
corta, 4780 kHz". Esta radio es cristiana, con 11 años de transmisión,
idiomas: español y chuj de Coatán; antena de 48 metros; Enlace, 1;
Guardían, 2; Locutores, 3"
Dirección:
Radio Coatán, T.G.C.T.
San Sebastían Coatán 13025
Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Tfno. (011 502) 77583491 77585494
(via Manuel Méndez, Lugo, España, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** HONDURAS. 4820, La Voz Evangélica, Tegucigalpa, has been reported
tentatively heard in the U.S.A., so I checked it last night on Jun 27
at 0000, 0100 and 0200, but it was silent. This station is still
active on MW on at least two frequencies from Tegucigalpa and San
Pedro Sula, but their SW outlet has been down for ages now.
3340, La Voz de Misiones, Comayagüela, has been active now and then,
but with weak signal and some audio problems. It was off the air when
I checked it at 0000, 0100 and 0200 on Jun 27 (Elmer Escoto, Honduras,
DSWCI DX Window via DXLD)
Estimados colegas diexistas. Cometí una falla al indicarle al colega
José Elías Díaz que RADIO MISIONES INTERNACIONALES o RADIO M.I. emite
por la frecuencia 5010 kHz: ellos emiten por la frecuencia 3340 kHz,
FAVOR TOMEN NOTA. Esta radio la sintonizo por medio de la grabadora
Sony, análoga, ya que por medio del receptor Sony Digital ICF SW40 no
la he podido sintonizar.
En la frecuencia 3320 kHz [sic] emite RADIO LUZ Y VIDA TAMBIEN DE ESTE
PAIS (Geovanny Aguilar Bustamante "MONTAÑES", ASOCIACION HONDUREÑA DE
RADIO ESCUCHAS A.H.R.E.
http://espanol.geocities.com/hondurasdxclub/swl Noticias DX via DXLD)
Hola compañeros. Anoche logré sintonizar esta emisora cristiana Radio
Luz de [sic] Vida de Honduras y tuve buenos resultados con saludos de
cumpleaños a varias personas y buena música (SINPO de 443323 [sic],
3250 kHz. Lo que pasa como dijo algún colega por ahí, no identifican
la emisora, tampoco correo postal o, electrónico para hacerles llegar
los detalles. Si algún compañero la tiene, favor hacérmelas llegar.
Gracias, (Roman de Costa Rica Mora, June 29, Noticias DX via DXLD)
Según el WRTH, las direcciones de la emisora son: Radio Luz y Vida
Barrio Luz y Vida San Luis Santa Barbara Honduras o bien Radio Luz y
Vida Apartado 303 San Pedro Sula Honduras y dan también efmhonduras @
golbalnet.hn [sic] Un saludo (Pedro Sedano, Madrid, España, ibid.) I
suppose that should be globalnet
** INDONESIA. At present I listen to fine Jakarta domestic service on
11860, hopefully last till 1657 UT. And I guess VOI also fade in on
15150 kHz, hit co-channel by Tehran Arabic till 1627. VOI 15150 and
9525 were missing yesterday night totally. 73 wolfy (Wolfgang Büschel,
June 30, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INTERNATIONAL. MÚSICA EN ONDA CORTA:
6220, Mistery Radio, emisora pirata, Reino Unido, por las noches con
buena música años 80. Posiblemente emitiendo las 24 horas.
6973, Galey Zahal, desde Israel, desde 1800 a 0400, segmentos de
música pop local e internacional, música disco.
7466, R. N, Saharaui, clandestina, Argelia, con buena música
folklórica popular Saharaui.
9290, European Music Radio, Via Latvia, los fines de semana relays de
música pop y disco. Emisiones irregulares y sin horario fijo.
9575, MEDÍ 1, emitiendo desde Marruecos desde 0500 hasta 0100, con
música pop y folklórica local.
9575, AIR New Delhi, emisora india con excelente música pop actual,
tanto nacional como internacional. [Time? Many short language segments
scheduled 1215-1740, per EiBi]
11530, Dengue Mesopotamia, clandestina con emisión diaria desde 0400 a
1600, emitiendo en kurdo, amplios segmentos de música pop local y
folklórica.
13730, OE1, Radio Austria con emisiones de música clásica desde 0400 a
1205
13780, Deustche Welle, en su emisión de 0600 a 1800, amplios segmentos
de música clásica.
15160, RDP R. Portugal, desde Portugal los sábados y domingos, de 0700
a 1000, música pop portuguesa y fados.
15290, Radio Fardá, desde Estados Unidos, amplia gama de frecuencias y
horarios de esta emisora, emitiendo en farsi, buena música pop local,
internacional y latina.
17700, Radio Solh, emisora clandestina con emisiones en afgano, con
segmentos de música popular y folklórica local.
21530, Voz de Grecia, en griego de 0600 a 0900, con música pop y
folklórica local (Jose Miguel Romero, Burjasot (Valencia), España,
June 28, Noticias DX via DXLD)
Informo aos amigos, que gostam da música internacional, que a BBC tem
um programa Música sem Fronteiras, às 00:00 horas em 6110 kHz.
Confiram; o som é dos melhores !! 73 (Paulo Miled, June 28,
radioescutas via DXLD) Feiras?
** INTERNATIONAL INTERNET. PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON: INTERNET
VISIONARY
Okay, so this is not directly related to any of the topics in this
blog, but I had to mention this link I found about an amazing 1967
speech by President Lyndon Johnson in which he described something
very much like today's internet
http://www.buzzmachine.com/archives/2005_06_26.html#009939
As a commenter on the link notes, the Department of Defense's ARPANET
was in final development then, and it was ARPANET that was the
foundation of today's internet. No doubt President Johnson had been
briefed on the system, which was originally intended to provide a
military communications system that could survive a nuclear attack.
But you have to give him credit for grasping the civilian
possibilities and benefits of such a network. It's more evidence that
LBJ was arguably the most complex, fascinating president of the
twentieth century. Posted on June 27, 2005 (Harry Helms, futureofradio
via DXLD)
** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM [and non]. XM SATELLITE RADIO TO BE PART OF
MILITARY EMERGENCY NETWORK
http://futureofradio.typepad.com/the_future_of_radio/2005/06/xm_to_be_Part_o.html
(Harry Helms W5HLH, June 29, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM. SIRIUS OR XM???
If international content is a prime motivation, then only Sirius will
do. Sirius carries World Radio Network's WRN http://www.wrn.org North
American English service which includes programming from Radio Prague
and Radio Budapest which you name plus about two dozen more, including
RNW, VoR, R. Sweden, RTE Ireland, R. Bucharest, KBS World Radio, CRI,
R. Australia, RNZI, Kol Israel, Vatican R., R. Polonia, Channel
Africa, DW, R. Slovakia, R. Guangdong, Glenn Hauser's World of Radio
and others. Another station, PRI World, carries "Euroquest" from RNW
and a lot of CBC Radio One content -- but you Canadians can get your
fill of that on your own.
A minor disappointment -- Sirius, while carrying BBCWS, takes its news
and information feed rather than the Americas stream. The former does
have content other than straight news especially on the weekend; but
not the full "rich mix" we used to be accustomed to via SW. If one's
primary motivator is reception of the BBCWS Americas stream, then XM
may be your preferred provider.
As far as other international content, Sirius has BBC Mundo (24/7
Spanish service) and has just announced the addition of BBC Radio 1
and Korean and Chinese language channels for the late summer/fall.
Sirius also carries the EPL soccer matches in season and is right now
in the midst of extensive coverage (using three channels) of the
Wimbledon tennis championships. The latter are through the BBC; so
given Sirius' apparently strong relationship with BBC, I wouldn't be
surprised to see additional services coming from them in the future.
(I have no inside knowledge here; just a guess on my part.) (John
Figliozzi, NY, ODXA via DXLD)
I forgot to mention the links from the service providers themselves:
http://www.siriusradio.com and http://www.xmradio.com
That's the best way to inspect the various channels themselves. Having
Sirius on our recent Florida trip was a godsend -- our two kids
watched videos, listening to audio via headsets; my wife & I listened
to Sirius much of the time. Aside from the obvious program listening,
having access to local traffic and weather ahead of time was helpful -
- we knew what to expect ahead of time, before we were in range of
local radio stations. Also, having the traffic reports on 4-minute
cycles saved us from having to listen to local stations with drivel
for content just to hear their traffic reports. Having access to
regional weather helped us know what to expect when driving the rural
Interstates (Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA, swprograms via DXLD)
** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM. SIRIUS & XM HACKING?
To Richard Cuff and others regarding satellite radio:
Since this topic came up, I would like to know if there has been
any discussion or coverage of "hacking" satellite radio in order
to receive it without paying the monthly fees? I've *never* seen
any discussion of this, and have wondered why ever since the
services started. After all, satellite-TV descrambling has been
extensively discussed over the years, and now and then one reads
about arrests of people who were producing or marketing illicit
descrambler gear or decoder cards. But similar info about satellite
radio seems to never be mentioned.
Note that I'm not looking for actual technical instructions as to
*how* to do this; I don't have any satellite-TV or radio equipment
and am not trying to actually do this hacking. But I've been mystified
by the deafening silence about this topic. I would have expected to
have seen some news items about the companies' anti-hacking
countermeasures, or busts of sellers of reception gear, but I never
have. Has this been addressed in these referenced satellite-radio
discussion fora?
Maybe the technology is so good that the systems are perfectly
secure? That seems doubtful to me but I suppose it's possible.
Exactly how are authorized receivers enabled to function? Do you
get some sort of card in the mail after signing up that you have to
insert into the receiver, and move it around from device to device
if you have both home and car reception equipment? Or do you
get a code number you punch into a keypad or enter some other
way? What are the actual physical details of starting up a
subscription?
73, (Will Martin, MO, June 29, Swprograms mailing list via DXLD)
Receivers are apparently enabled by a data stream sent from the
satellite. It was interesting -- I had the receiver switched on, and
it was "locked" onto the preview channel. I went through the
subscription enablement process on the web, then my receiver magically
unlocked within 2-3 minutes of completing the process. My guess is
that the digital format the information is sent in requires some
sophisticated circuitry to convert back to analog audio...and there
are likely only a few chipset manufacturers (I know Agere is one of
them) that make the necessary chips. I would further surmize that
distribution of those chips is tightly controlled. A good person to
address this would be Tracy Wood -- one of the guys who presents
satellite information each year at the Winter SWL Fest. I'll forward
your questions on to Tracy; see if he has any ideas (Richard Cuff /
Allentown, PA, ibid.)
** IRAN. IRAN TO BEGIN WORLD SERVICE TV IN ENGLISH SOON | Text of
report by Iranian radio on 28 June
The deputy director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting for
international affairs has said that the organization will set up an
international TV news network in English in the near future. Mr
Sarafraz added, because of the success of the [Arabic-language] Al-
Alam TV network and the fact that many world Muslims are familiar with
the English language, by setting up such this TV network, we will try
to communicate with a larger part of the world's Muslims. Source:
Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, in Persian 1930 gmt 28
Jun 05 (via BBCM via DXLD)
** IRAQ [non]. Re 5-106: WRTH 2005 shows Iran has two powerful
transmitters on 720: 750 kW at Mahidasht, and 400 kW at Tayebad, one
of which is closer to Baghdad than the other (gh, DXLD)
Voice of the Mojahedin not only uses high-power IRIB transmitters, it
also appears to be a program produced in the studios of IRIB. The now
defunct website http://www.radiomojahedin.com was hosted on an IRIB
server, so was the audio streaming, and on the Hotbird satellite the
radiochannel was part of the IRIB package (Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania,
June 29, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1279, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** IRELAND. FURTHER RTE CUTBACKS TO EMIGRANTS
Glenn, RTE's lack of interest and care of Irish emigrants in the UK
and Northern Europe has reached new heights. Following their
withdrawal from shortwave, the two hour reduction in broadcasts to
North America via WRN and the reduced availability in Africa and Asia
as a result of Worldspace's introduction of subscription charges, RTE
has decided to withdraw their very popular live sports programmes on
Saturday and Sunday afternoons on Tullamore 567 medium wave and
Clarkestown 252 Long Wave. In future the sports programmes will be
broadcast on FM only which only reach parts of Wales, Cornwall and
even Northern Ireland. Many thousands of Irish emigrants listened to
these live programmes to keep in touch with Gaelic football, hurling,
League of Ireland soccer, rugby etc but now have to content themselves
instead with repeat programmes of the previous week. Why not put the
repeats on FM, Sport on medium and long waves or reintroduce the
Athlone medium wave transmitter on 612 for repeats? If anyone wants to
register their protests with these changes please e-mail radio@rte.ie
Perhaps when you are at it register your request for RTE to re-
introduce shortwave broadcasts. At least the Irish Minister for
Foerign Affairs has come out in protest at these latest changes, pity
he was so quite for the withdrawal from shortwave! (Paul Guckian, Co
Clare, Ireland, June 28, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** IRELAND. RTE offers Worldspace subscriptions --- URGENT UPDATE
Dear RTÉ Listener, As you know our service from WRN via the Worldspace
satellite has become subscription. RTÉ is not responsible for the
subsricption; it is a Worldspace policy change.
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO PROVIDE
SOME LICENCES FOR OUR REGULAR LISTENERS (ESPECIALLY THOSE IN AFRICA TO
WHOM WE SUPPLIED RECEIVERS) TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UNSCRAMBLING CODE.
TO COMPLETE THIS OPERATION YOU MUST GIVE US DETAILS OF:-
1. YOUR NAME
2. THE RECEIVER IDENT (A LONG NUMBER WRITTEN ON THE BACK OR IN THE
BATTERY COMPARTMENT)
3. CONTACT DETAILS, AND YOUR PREFERRED METHOD OF CONTACT PLEASE.
PLEASE CONTACT US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, THIS OFFER IS TIME LIMITED AND
MAY FINISH ON 20TH JULY 2005. Email: hearus @ rte.ie
(RTE website via Mike Barraclough, June 30, dxldyg via DXLD)
** ISRAEL. English at 1900 on 11590 is getting killed by stronger
signal on 11585; is that also Israel, in Hebrew? (Chris Hambly,
Victoria, UT June 29, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
No, that would be All India Radio in Arabic to Mideast, on 11585 until
1945; Israel shifts from 11590 to 11585 at 2000, per EiBi schedules
(Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ITALY [and non]. "Radio For Peace" is commonly misunderstood and
misquoted in the DX press as "clandestine station for Western Sahara".
In fact, their programs for listeners in the Western Sahara are only a
small part of the production. This is how Radio For Peace presents
itself on http://www.radioforpeace.info :
--- quote ---
12 October 1992: The Birth of Radio K Centrale
1 March 2005: The Birth of RadioForPeace
Why RadioForPeace?
Radio For Peace is a no profit association for social promotion that
is based in Bologna (Italy). It collects the inheritance of the FM
station Radio K Centrale, created in 1992, always trying to combine
the alternative world and the sintax [sic] of desire that it
expresses: we have always refused to consider ourselves as a
megaphone, but rather as a free navigating aggregation on air and on
line.
Today we are ready to a challenge that could conjugate the cultural
belongings to the international scenes, more and more connected and
interdependent.
We strongly believe that we can have peace in the Mediterranean and in
the Middle East only if we work to make the worlds communicating and
if we fight against the clash of civilizations and who is supporting
it.
For this reason, we are currently working on a project, that is called
Radio K Sat, that with its satellite radio station – operating in the
Europen and in the Mediterranean areas - and its live broadcasting on
the web, wants to express the opportunity to carry elaborated content
in any single part of the world to a global audience. We want to
introduce those cultures that operate for self knowledge, peace and
collaboration, and against every logic of war and aggression.
--- unquote ---
Radio For Peace is available 24h via the Hotbird satellite and
webcasting; programs produced for listeners in the Western Sahara have
been transmitted by NEXUS-IBA in the past, and via the Algeria-based
Radio Nacional de la R.A.S.D. (Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, June 30,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** JAPAN. Altho beamed from Yamata to S Asia, NHK Warudo news in
English at 1408 UT June 29 was clearly audible on 11730. You`d think
R. Japan would have an English to NAm frequency at this hour, = 7 am
PDT/MST, 8 am MDT/CST, but this is the best we can do; per EiBi the
only others at 1400 are 7200 direct to SEAs, and 11840 via Sri Lanka
to Oceania (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KUWAIT. As far as I am aware, 1593 via KWT only has Persian at
1600-1900, and this is VOA and not Farda. At other times it is in
Arabic, English and Kurdish (Noel Green-UK, via Wolfgang Büschel,
DXLD)
IBB Kuwait 1593 kHz 150 kW 350 degrees (ex-Holzkirchen Germany
Continental unit).
0000-0100 VOA En, 0100-0600 RFE Arabic IRQ special.
1300-1400 VOA Kurdish, 1400-1600 RFE Arabic IRQ special.
1600-1900 VOA Persian, 1900-2000 VOA Kurdish,
2000-2200 RFE Arabic IRQ special, 2200-2300 VOA En.
2300-2330 VOA En, 2330-2400 VOA English (Wolfgang Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX
June 25 via DXLD)
** LATVIA. This weekend on 9290 kHz.
July 2 Radio Six 0600-0700 UT
Radio Joystick 0900-1000 UT
July 3 Q103 0900-1600 UT
Good Listening (Tom Taylor, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LEBANON [non]. Two items on the radio station "Radio Mashreq"
targeting Lebanon from Israel.
Item I - Internet presence (2005)
Radio Mashreq has its own website: http://www.almachrek.org
The station can be reached by email via almachrek@aol.com
Item II - Background info (2004)
SECRET ISRAELI RADIO TRANSMITTING STATION BROADCASTS TO LEBANON
Date: Sunday, November 10 [2004] @ 11:54:00 EST
Topic: Local News
The Islam Online website gave details of a secret Israeli radio
transmitting station which broadcasts in the Arab language and is
aimed at the Lebanese people.
The paper noted that the station started to broadcast in the summer
2002 and its transmission station is in the Metula area, close to the
mutual boarder. The paper added that the radio broadcasts on the AM-
756 wavelength and its purpose is to encourage popular opposition of
the Syrian occupation and of the continued stationing of Syrian army
troops in Lebanon. The station also operates an Internet site called
http://www.carmelnews.org The paper also added that the station is
operated by the Israeli secret service just as the other Arab language
stations.
http://www.bachirgemayel.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=46
(via Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, June 30, dxldyg via DXLD)
** MALDIVE ISLANDS [non]. Audio files of the Minivan Radio target
broadcasts are now available on the website
http://radio.minivannews.com
(Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, June 30, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO [and non]. 600, unIDs; 1025-1045 June 30, still
inconclusive, but definitely catching ***two*** stations on local
sunrise here. One with essentially all morning talk chatter by M, the
other much weaker with XE vocals underneath, fading up over the former
by 1040 when M announced uncopiable calls "XE--(H?)," still wondering
if it could be XEOCH "Quién Radio," Ococingo, Chiapas? Both signals
gone by 1055 re-check.
660, XEAR "La Mexicana," Tampico, Tamaulipas; 1045-1055 June 30,
definitely the one, XE vocals, clear M "la Mexicana" slogan at 1051.
1210, XEBD "Radio Centro," Jalapa, Veracruz; 1100-1106 June 30, tune-
in to "Radio Centro" slogan by M, then ad string for stores with multi
mentions of Jalapa, a couple more "Radio Centro" slogans by M&W.
Signal lost to the Spanish WNMA-Miami Springs station (sounding Cuban,
but lots of "...en Miami" refs, ads, "www punto [uncopiable]" URL,
news talk) and Cuban Radio Sancti Spíritus, also briefly in the mix.
The XE never did resurface after 1106 (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater,
Florida USA 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO [and non]. See COLOMBIA: La Voz de tu Conciencia refuses to
move off 6010 to accommodate R. Mil unless ordered to do so by the
Colombian authorities; it has done all it can to minimize its signal
toward the north, and Elmer Escoto in Honduras says Mil dominates the
frequency and LVC is inaudible. (But LVC dominates Mil at any time of
the night in NAm! --- Mil only free during the daytime vs high noise
level and absorption, audible again June 29 around 1330 in OK --- gh)
A possible conflict with Mil was brought up in the initial licensing
process, but was not taken into account by the Colombian government.
5910 is still testing and adjusting with Marfil Estéreo programming.
It will soon switch to a totally new program service originating in
Bogotá (summary translation by gh for WORLD OF RADIO 1279, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** NAMIBIA. MISA SEEKS CANDIDATES FOR SENIOR POSITIONS
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) seeks dynamic, strategy-
focused, innovative and energetic individuals with a passion for media
freedom and freedom of expression. The free expression organisation is
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(via Dr Hansjoerg Biener, Germany, June 28, DXLD)
** NEPAL. NEPAL FM RADIO STATIONS TO DEFY GOVERNMENT NEWS BAN | Text
of report by Indian news agency PTI
Kathmandu, 30 June: Defying the royal government's ban on news
broadcast, private FM radio stations in Nepal will start giving daily
updates of planned protests against media curbs from midnight. The
representatives of Save Independent Radio Movement (SIRM) also plan to
broadcast news related to King Gyanendra's birthday on 7 July as part
of their stir.
"SIRM will air the news about their agitation programme on 30 June
night defying the government's ban to transmit any news and
information," Suresh Acharya, former President of the Federation of
Nepalese Journalists, who is also associated with SIRM, said.
The broadcast of protest plans would continue till 14 July. The
representatives of the SIRM are scheduled to meet the king on Friday
when a tea reception is being hosted at the Royal Palace for
journalists to mark the 59th birthday of the king, Acharya said.
"We will keep the king abreast about the problems facing the radio
journalists and put our grievances," he said.
The radio journalists are also planning to broadcast news about The
king's birthday celebration on 7 July, the main day of the
celebration. The radio journalists have been agitating since 1
February when the government banned private radios from transmitting
any type of news, views or information. Source: PTI news agency, New
Delhi, in English 1347 gmt 30 Jun 05 (via BBCM via DXLD)
** NETHERLANDS. In a bid to provide foreign news organisations with
more info about current developments in Holland, RN has launched a new
Media Desk, http://www.rnmediadesk.nl (AIB Channel, June via DXLD)
** NETHERLANDS. I'm pleased to say that it's that time of the year
again when Radio Netherlands picks up prizes. My colleagues won 6
awards at this year's New York Radio Festivals which honours the best
achievements in radio programmes worldwide. The English Department won
one World Gold Medal, two World Silver Medals, two World Bronze Medals
as well as a Finalist Certificate. The judges had more than one
thousand programmes to choose from, entered by many national and
international broadcast organizations. The award ceremony was held in
New York on June 27. These are the details:
You can find links to the audio of all these programmes on our website
at http://www2.rnw.nl/rnw/en/features/media/050627ny?view=Standard
(Andy Sennitt, Media Network newsletter June 30 via DXLD)
** NIGERIA. Re: Myself on Voice of Nigeria, 5-106: Never again I will
say that anything at Voice of Nigeria has changed for the better or
settled down. Yesterday (Wed) at 0700 everything was as I said; in the
afternoon modulation was terribly low (still is today) and frequency
change to 7255 was exactly at 1900...
[Later:] Hi again, just for fun the protocol of this evening so far on
VON. Modulation by the way was much better than in the morning, and
Charles Aruca correctly announced that at 1900 the frequency would be
changed from 15120 to 7255. At 1859 frequency announcement on 7255,
followed by the usual "here's a summary of the news." Then national
anthem, sign-off 7255 and back to 15120 at 1902. Now apparently the
president speaking. A real brilliant method to keep listeners
listening! 73 (Thorsten Hallmann, Münster, Germany, June 30, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. Pirate WSKO Rehab Radio is testing on 5715 & 7500 AM
(Harold Frodge, MI, MARE Tipsheet June 30 via DXLD)
** ROMAN EMPIRE [non]. See U S A
** SRI LANKA. I can confirm that the evening transmission of SLBC ALL
ASIA ENGLISH is off, but morning 0025-0430 still on 6005, 9770 and
15748, maybe for a few more months. The Indian languages continue as
before, but then for how long? It is like hearing that an old friend
has passed away (Victor Goonetilleke in Dxplorer, Jun 20 via DSWCI DX
Window June 29 via DXLD)
** SWEDEN [and non]. On June 30, the delay between R. Sweden via
Sackville, 15240, and direct on 15735, was about 44 seconds; around
1343 as they were announcing that the usual DRM broadcast via Flevo
5955 at 1700-1730 would be missing Saturday July 2. I assume that has
something to do with special sporting broadcasts by RN on additional
frequencies (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SYRIA [non]. Probably due to spamming, the email addresses
published by The Arabic Radio on its website
http://www.arabicsyradio.org have been changed, addresses with the
domain @arabicsyradio.org are no longer valid. The new addresses given
are baradasy@usa.com for the chief editor and alleposy@post.com for
the site's webmaster. The website still has links to daily audio files
(the last one dated 25 June), but contrary to the past, it no longer
gives a shortwave schedule. Have the SW transmissions ceased? (Bernd
Trutenau, Lithuania, June 30, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Nothing on 12085 when checked 1500-1510 June 30th, very weak station
on 7470 at 1510, can detect the carrier and snatches of audio (Mike
Barraclough, UK, ibid.)
** TANZANIA. JOB: BBC World Service Trust; Location: Dar es Salaam
Audience Research Executive (Qualitative)
BBC World Service Trust
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Last Date: July 4, 2005
http://216.197.119.113/jobman/publish/article_9783.shtml
(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, Germany, June 28, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** UGANDA [non]. R. Rhino Int'l Africa reduces schedule --- Quote from
Radio Rhino International Africa website http://www.radiorhino.org
dated 30 June 2005:
"Dear listeners, beginning the first of July until further notice,
Radio Rhino International Africa will only broadcast every Wednesday
and Friday of the week, at the usual transmission time. Our frequency
remains 17870 Short Wave. Much as we are committed to continue
broadcasting dailly [sic], but due to financial constraints, we are
unable to." (via Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, June 30, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST) 1500-1530 UT
** U K [and non]. KSFR carries Live 8, from BBC, Sat July 2 from 1 to
5 pm MDT = 1900-2300 UT, as in a promo. I then looked up BBCWS online
internet schedule, and it shows: 1305-1500 Live 8 music mixed with
Sportsworld; 1505-1700, 1805-2000, 2105-2200 Live 8 (Glenn Hauser, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. RADIO 1 IS SET TO HIT AMERICAN AIRWAVES.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/news/chartnews/050621_sirius.shtml
(via Tom Roche, DXLD)
** U S A. Wed June 29 at 1347 on 7285-LSB I was hearing the Daytime
Texas Traffic Net, NCS K5HHS, repeatedly announcing that he had
traffic for Palacios, TX, near Bay City. Several others checked in,
but none apparently in a position to take the traffic, and I never
heard what it was. I can`t help but wonder in this age and day, what
the point of hamband traffic nets is, with so many other more
immediate, efficient and private means of conveying messages. But I
shouldn`t begrudge them their fun and sense of public service. Per
Nets to You, this one is scheduled M-F from 1330 in DST (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
On a normal day, the hamband traffic nets are there for "training" and
"practice". With all the other communications, they are not really
necessary in normal times.
But flash back to the communities in Florida after Hurricane Andrew --
-- they had no radios, telephones, cable or cell sites operating. It
was amateur radio's ARES (Amateur Radio Emergency Service) and NTS
(National Traffic Service) that provided much needed communications
for these communities until the infrastructure was repaired. For
several days until outside help could arrive and set up, they were
communicators for both public officials & private citizens.
The daily stuff we hear on the ham bands (HF and VHF-UHF) are merely
used for practice and training. You never know when a disaster will
strike and it's better to be prepared for any eventuality (Don Hosmer,
N8TAV, AEC Wayne Co (MI) ARES/RACES, June 29, dxldyg via DXLD) Good
point
** U S A [non]. RFE/RL announced that it will close its Serbian
service, as well as Albanian transmissions for Kosovo, as from 1 July
(Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, 30 June, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Short notice! These were on SW (gh)
** U S A. WBCQ, 5105, heard testing with R Six International program
at 0133-0201*, Jun 27. Mostly instrumental jazz music, but also some
new age rock and and Irish jig mixed in. No talk at all until close,
when they gave both the R Six International ID and a WBCQ ID. Good
level; almost up to the regular WBCQ 7415 signal. SIO=343. The test
maritime program was not // WBCQ on 7415 (George Zeller, OH, Dxplorer,
Jun 27 and 28 via DSWCI DX Window via DXLD)
** U S A [and non]. WYFR in Brazilian Portuguese still colliding with
RDPI in Portuguese Portuguese, on 15770, June 29 at 1402. WYFR on top
with hymn, RDPI below with talk. Targets are SAm and SAs respectively,
so who cares what happens in NAm? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 9265, WMLK, Bethel PA; 1527-1538+, 24-June; Assemblies of
Yahweh English Bible thumping. ID at 1535 announcing 9465 (nothing
there). SIO=4+53-, strong transmitter hum; program before 1535 sounded
like someone in the audience was holding the mic. Audio better at 1535
when Jacob O. Meyer came on. Assume this frequency is a goofup (Harold
Frodge, MI, MARE Tipsheet via DXLD)
Nullo modo; as reported months ago in DXLD, 9265 is their currently
authorized frequency; they just have not bothered to update their
announcements; what`s a mare 200 kHz? (gh, DXLD)
** U S A. QSL received:
DISNEY RADIO WDSS 1680 AM – GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
QSL, stickers recibida el 24 de junio del 2005.
Informe enviado el 06 de mayo del 2005.
Hora: 04.15 UTC
Frecuencia: 1680 AM
Fecha; Mayo 05, 05.
VRS/ NO
QTH: 4417 Broadmoor SE – Grand Rapids Michigan 49512 – USA
(CESAR PEREZ DIOSES, CHIMBOTE, PERU, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. I see that this past Sunday's NY Times Magazine featured a
story on Nic Harcourt, the host of "Morning Becomes Eclectic" at Santa
Mónica's KCRW public radio. Some time ago, I posted something here
about the program, recommending it and Mr. Harcourt highly. It's nice
to see the mainstream press catching up to us internet denizens,
regardless of the time lag. |g|
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/26/magazine/26HARCOURT.html
I'll paraphrase what I said then... fantastic program; excellent host
that serves as an informative, engaging and important guide through
unfamiliar, but most worthy music and artists.
KCRW also is a fine example of a public station with a contemporary,
even edgy, feel. It blows away the notion of some that all public
radio needs to be classical music or news based and buttoned-up or
stodgy. More non-comms should emulate it. http://www.kcrw.com
(John Figliozzi, Halfmoon NY, June 30, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
LA features a minimum of five widely audible public radio stations.
KCRW features the eclectic mix John mentions.
KPCC -- actually operated by Minnesota Public Radio -- is pretty close
to the NPR/PRI syndicated mix, with some locally originated talk
shows.
KCSN is a blend of classical, folk, and BBCWS programming.
KUSC is 100% classical, with most of its content offered nationally
via the CPRN.
KPFK is 100% Pacifica (politically liberal talk/news).
I don't know how well - overall - a KCRW clone would fend in much
smaller markets where there is less room for public radio.
Interestingly, the weekly two-hour "best of" program culled from
Mornings Become Eclectic, titled "Sounds Eclectic", appears on the XM
Public Radio channel (but not on Sirius). Sounds Eclectic is offered
on roughly 20 other public radio stations.
Oh, all 5 of those LA public radio stations do stream their over-the-
air broadcasts; "Morning Becomes Eclectic" is also available on-demand
via webcast (Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA, ibid.)
** U S A. On the DXLD 5-106 topic of "dumbing down": Another example
of this in the entertainment arena is the new ABC mini-series "Empire"
which just began last night (6/28) and which purports to depict the
rise of Octavius Caesar and his becoming Emperor Augustus. I watched
it and was incredibly annoyed.
I had recently re-read the last of Colleen McCullough's excellent
series of novelizations of the latter days of the Roman Republic, that
book dealing specifically with this very period. Her research is
detailed and the novels, though fictionalized, are good info sources
on what actually happened at the time and also give one a good
impression of what life was like in that environment. The real-life
events are fascinating and dramatic, so it was a shock to see how the
ABC series' writers mangled the depiction of them.
They threw in idiotic and impossible characters, like a mythical
gladiator, depicted incorrectly the assassination of Julius Caesar,
mangled and degraded the character of Octavian and his relationship
with Caesar, and even much of the scenery was shown incorrectly.
The thing is that there was absolutely no need to do this; they could
have shown everything exactly as we best know how it happened and it
would have been just as dramatic, if not more so, and not spent any
more money. Octavian was Caesar's secretary, serving as a military
tribune with capability and honor even if physically somewhat weak (he
may well have been asthmatic); he DID have a companion and protector
but it wasn't a gladiator (a really low-status social position, by the
way) -- it was a fellow tribune who decided to attach his career to
the obviously rising star of Octavian.
Caesar was killed in the Senate but NOT while it was gathered in
session; instead it was before most of the Senators had assembled. He
was doing paperwork when the conspirators came in and attacked him,
and the later-arriving Senators fled when they saw or were told of the
murder. The funeral orations and pyre were in the main Forum, not the
wretched little courtyard pictured in the series, and the business
with Caesar's will was not the melodramatic silliness shown.
Shakespeare's depiction was not realistic either, but it certainly was
better than what ABC came up with.
With modern digital technology, the image of the real Roman Forum with
the correct size of crowd could have been easily created. It looks
like they were doing a college-theatre production for this TV
"special". The city of Rome was not all low-level shacks and market
stalls, as shown; there were multi-story-high tenements housing much
of the populace. And what irritated me the most was the scenes of
leaving Rome going out the walls. They showed it as a tiny walled town
with untouched grassland reaching right up to the walls, when instead
there was a sea of buildings, markets, vendors, tombs and shops
outside the walls tapering off gradually over miles of distance,
especially along the major Roman roads, which themselves were wide and
paved, not the footpaths shown.
Grrrr..... I cannot understand why they did everything so wrong when
it would have been just as easy and cost the same to do it RIGHT!
73, (Will Martin, MO, June 29, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I gave it 10 minutes, then dumped out of it. I save a lot of time this
way thanks to crummy TV shows (gh, DXLD)
** U S A. FM BOOSTER APPLICATIONS FOR ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION PERMIT
ACCEPTED FOR FILING
----------------------------------------------------------------------
UT BNPFTB-20050603ABI KBNZ-1 164749 3 POINT MEDIA - UTAH, LLC
CP New Stn. E 104.7 MHZ OGDEN, UT
Petitions to deny this application must be on file no later than 30
days from the date of the notice accepting this application for
filing.
UT BNPFTB-20050603ABS KBNZ-3 164751 3 POINT MEDIA - UTAH, LLC
CP New Stn. E 104.7 MHZ SALT LAKE CITY, UT [+same proviso]
(FCC via Kevin Redding, AZ, Jun 29, ABDX via DXLD)
Yeah and guess what 104.7 is? A new station going on the air licensed
to LYMAN, WYOMING. You tell ME why our FCC actually grants boosters to
a station licensed to cover LYMAN, WYOMING because they complain they
can't reach SALT LAKE CITY, UT ?!?? Lyman is 40 miles EAST of ME. And
I'm 75 miles from Salt Lake City / Ogden. Imagine a station being a
"Salt Lake City" station being licensed to a city some 115 miles away.
It's a big ugly rimshot thing that's been going on. Don't get me
started. MJR n WYO (Michael Richard, ibid.)
I knew when I posted this it would get your attention. I see it served
its purpose. :-) Rimshots are going to turn to crap when IBOC is
mandatory. The signal will never make it (Kevin Redding, AZ, ibid.)
SLC 104.7 Booster Stations: Yup. It's a mess and there are more to
come. All part of the "Humpy Peak" conspiracy. There are now 4
stations already on the air up there. Humpy Peak is way up in the
Uinta mountains about 30 miles south of here. There are 4 stations up
there already and they all do the same thing. Licensed to a town
somewhere else (Randolph, UT; Evanston, WY; Oakley, UT; Coalville, UT)
and then tell the FCC that they can't reach SLC so they need boosters
down there. FCC says "Oh so sorry to hear you can't reach SLC because
of the mountains --- I guess you need some on-channel boosters." Bang.
You have a rimshot.
The Lyman station is just one of at least 2 or 3 more that are planned
in the near future, including a station that will be the demise of
KNYN 99.1 (licensed to Ft Bridger, WY). KNYN is the station that I am
on the air on right now doing my mid-day shift. Once that station goes
away, Evanston will be left with NO local FM. I really don't know what
we're going to do. Latest "talks" have pointed to possibly putting a
translator on the air here in Evanston for one of the Kemmerer FMs
that we are leasing. Then operate it from here. Don't know how that's
going to go. But for now KNYN's day are numbered because the station
is moving down to Smithfield, UT and the Smithfield station is moving
up here to go on Humpy. Anyways --- a little bit of history there on
the Humpy Peak rimshot theory and how it works. Salt Lake City metro
has more stations per capita than any other market in the country. You
can now see why (Michael n WYO Richard, June 29, ABDX via DXLD)
** U S A. If you are not a Spanish speaker or even if you are, this
might help you correctly identify the format of a radio station you
are listening to: http://www.davidgleason.com/hispanicformats.htm
The web site describes the formats and includes samples of the various
music formats. 73 (Steve Whitt, MWC via DXLD)
** U S A. From a visit to Chicago at the Drake Hotel: Digital TV:
These reports are based on the signal strength meter showing a
digital signal was present. The R-3 can't decode these and I didn't
drag a digital tuner out to try, so consider these presumed. I didn't
see anything that looked like a strong signal on several channels that
I would have expected to but reception inside the Hotel was kinda
lousy, so maybe they're there, but just don't make it on a whip.
RFch Call/ID
3 WBBM (CBS2)
16 WTVO (Rockford)
21 WYCC (PBS 'Wise TV' 20 chicago)
29 WMAQ (NBC-5)
53 WTTV (PBS/11 chicago)
Analog TV: It has been a while since I paid attention to the TV scene
in Chi-town, and much has changed. Lots more ethnic than I remember
from 15 years ago, and NONE of the stations use their call letters any
more except for WYCC & WGN. All of them ID with their network
primarily, and many don`t even mention their channel number. Sheesh...
These were all logged during the evening of 6/15 starting at about
9:20p-11:00p CDT, with periodic rechecks through the stay to try to ID
some of the tougher ones. Stations in [brackets] are not even listed
in the Tribune TV pages -- most appear to be low power (CA) stations
like channels 26 & 33 in Detroit. The letter grade in (parens) give a
subjective rating of the reception quality with a whip antenna on the
R-3 in the 'Miracle Mile' area of Downtown Chicago. Chicago has 13+
different English language TV stations and 19+ signals in all -- and
people need cable/dish why? Oh, yeah, MTV and VH1, right...
2 WBBM CBS-2 Chicago (Reception in Miracle Mile area was grade A)
5 WMAQ NBC-5 (A-) (DTV-29 seen in Williamston)
7 WLS ABC (usually IDd as ABC-7) (A-)
9 WGN WB (A) (seen in Williamston)
11 WTTW PBS/popular shows (A-) (seen in Williamston)
[13 WOCK (CA) "Azteca America" network (A-)]
20 WYCC PBS/intellectual IDd as "Wise TV-WYCC" (A)
23 WWME (CA?) "MeTV" IDs --w/old movies, Twilight Zone etc. (B)
26 WCIU African American emphasis syndicated (B)
[28 WOCH Korean language programming! (A-)]
32 WFLD Fox - co-branded with UPN(!) (A)
[34 WEDE-CA(p) Arlington Hts IL Infomercials 24/7 w/no IDs seen (B)]
38 WCPX Pax (B) formerly WCFC seen in Williamston
44 WSNS Telemundo (NBC owned) -- Spanish pgm (A)
[48 WFBT-CA(p) Blue Island IL 'Polvision'-Polish pgming, no IDs (B)]
50 WPWR (lic to Gary IN) IDd as Fox-Chicago (B-)
60 WSNS (lic to Aurora?) -- Spanish pgming (A-)
66 WGBO Univision -- Spanish pgming (A)
I also heard audio (only) on the following channels (i.e. sub B- grade
reception -- needed triple conversion to get anything. [The R-3 is
double conversion when the video monitor is on & triple when you turn
it off.]
22 (S Bend? -- never really could tell anything about this!)
46 (W52BR Arbury Hills IL (on the lake)(shopping network)(p)
62 (WJYS Hammond IN Religious pgm presumed)
~~~~~MW TISs/HARs ---
530 Chicago/Illinois DoT TIS with continuous traffic updates and in &
outbound travel times on e-ways, etc. 7:10p CDT 14/Jun --Zichi-IL
1610 Chicago/Illinois DoT TIS with continuous traffic updates and in &
outbound travel times on e-ways, etc. 7:15p CDT 14/Jun--Zichi-IL
1650 Chicago/Illinois DoT TIS with downtown traffic closures &
festival re-routing data 1:30p CDT 18/Jun--Zichi IL
OK, the separation of Downtown from the in/out freeway info is a nice
touch, but WHY in god's name don't they segregate one step more & have
inbound on 530 & outbound on 1610--nobody is going in both directions
at the same time, right? And it sure would make it easier for those
of us who don't know the Dan Ryan from the Stevenson from a hole in a
wall--and would likely help the natives too! Someone have connections
with the ILDoT -- feel free to pass this on, and hey -- if you are
headed that way this summer. AVOID I-94 at all cost! The IN toll road
is cheap (IN portion is 80 cents--the skyway bridge in IL is $2.50 and
it then dumps you onto I-94 in the middle of construction mess, so get
off as soon as you can by the state line and take surface streets) and
the construction delays are horrendous from about 15 miles before the
IN/IL state line all through Chicago! (Ken Zichi, MARE Tipsheet via
DXLD)
** U S A. Hey All: I'm curious about something. When the Hurricanes
came thru Central Florida last year, how many stations lost tower(s)?
I know that WNTF 1580 Bithlo lost one of its 3 towers and operated at
5 KW ND. WTIR 1300 Cocoa lost one of its 3 towers and had to operate
at 1.25 KW Day/250 W Night. I'm sure we weren't the only ones. Who
else lost a tower/antenna? (Paul Walker, FL, June 29, NRC-AM via DXLD)
1290 WCFI, Ocala, has been off since the last Hurricane. Drove by the
site last month, and all 3 towers are lying on the ground. Building is
definitely damaged. Since the station was fined last year 10K for not
lighting the towers, I wonder if the owner said the heck with it and
toppled them. I did not see any local press coverage of them losing
the towers and no one locally seems to know anything about. Meanwhile
I have been DXing 1290. Have some pics of the damage if I can ever
find the time to post them. Central Florida Radio site says they are
"dark awaiting a new owner" (Lee Freshwater, Ocala FL, ibid.)
** VANUATU. Hi Glenn; It was reported on RNZI Dateline Pacific tonight
that NZ will be funding two new Mediumwave transmitters for R. Vanuatu
to complement the existing SW service, and as backup incase that loan
transmitter fails. There was also mention of possible $ coming from
the British for FM, China for TV etc, for this Pacific broadcaster. 73
(Mick Delmage, Sherwood Park, AB, June 29, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VIRGIN ISLANDS US. I'm hearing WDHP 1620 St. Croix, pretty good
tonight on unamplified 2 foot box loop with WNRP nulled. Caught ID at
10:01 pm EDT including a slogan, "The Reef". Had international and
local news and then into an extensive regional weather report. 73 &
GUD DX, (Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF, Retired Meteorologist & Space Plasma
Physicist, Plant City, FL, USA, UT June 29, NRC-AM via DXLD)
** ZIMBABWE [and non]. The Harare-based Radio Voice of the People -
which is transmitted on SW for listeners in Zimbabwe via the Radio
Netherlands Relay Station in Madagascar - now has its own website:
http://www.vopradio.co.zw The website is hosted in Zimbabwe (Bernd
Trutenau, Lithuania, June 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Broadcast Frequencies
7120 kHz in the 41-metre band on Short Wave and 7190 kHz in summer.
Broadcast Time
7.00 to 8.00 pm Zimbabwean time every day
1800 to 1900 hrs UTC every day
(from sparse website above via gh, DXLD)
If they can actually be based in Harare, have their site hosted in
Zimbabwe, they must not be as anathema to the Mugabe regime as SW
Radio Africa; why? And I don`t recall hearing of any jamming problem
for VOP, right? (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ZIMBABWE [non]. On Jun 27 I also heard it *1700-1759* starting with
ID in English. Immediately after the strong jammer started, but the
jammer weakened after 1740. News and talks in English followed by
Afropop. Splashed from the Voice of Indonesia on 15150. 32332
improving to 33333. The jammer signed off at 1801*. (Anker Petersen,
Denmark, DSWCI DX Window via DXLD)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WORLD OF CLOCKS
+++++++++++++++
There was a writer on C-SPAN 2`s weekend programming block, Book TV.
His book, `Spring Forward`, covered daylight saving [sic] time --- and
all the controversy it`s caused over the years. He mentioned a system
of timekeeping called Cosmopolitan Time, which was promoted 80-100
years ago (and had zero chance of being adopted). It was based on a
24-hour clock.. Every place on the Earth would have the same time. It
would be the same day, hour, etc., Whether it was morning, afternoon,
evening, night or late night would depend on where you were. But time
would not vary (John H. Curley, Franklin TN, June 25, DX LISTENING
DIGEST) Hmm, a lot like UT/GMT/Z for those of us in the know. Calling
it ``cosmopolitan`` would not have helped the cause in the USSR (gh)
PUBLICATIONS
++++++++++++
HAM TEST ONLINE
An even better website to study for a ham ticket is at
http://www.hamtestonline.com/study.jsp
Study material is included on this site not just the test questions.
Good luck! 73 & GUD DX, (Thomas F. Giella, KN4LF, June 28, NRC-AM via
DXLD)
Another good place to take sample tests is at http://www.qrz.com 73 de
(Gary WA1TJB Smith, ibid.)
UK & IRELAND: MW & LW TRANSMITTERS - NEW CD
===========================================
Over the years information about LW & MW transmitters operating in the
UK & Ireland has been fragmented, incomplete or out of date.
More recently the Internet has augmented the printed medium but still
it is exceedingly difficult to get all information in one place.
In an attempt to improve matters I have spent several weeks
collecting, collating and checking data about radio transmitters
operating on Long and Medium Wave frequencies; in essence every
transmitter in the UK and Ireland operating below 1700 kHz.
I imagine that I won't be the only person interested in having as much
information as possible all together in one place, so I will happily
copy my files onto a CD-ROM for anyone who wants one.
The CD contains the following:
1. A full listing of over 500 transmitters and who is using them,
along with data about them such as power, location (both National Grid
Reference and latitude and longitude) and, where known, date
activated. A description of the antenna and its radiation pattern is
also included. The listing includes all currently active stations and
some recently decommissioned. You will find broadcasters, navigation
beacons, time standards, maritime and military transmitters listed.
You will also find some unusual frequency allocations; do you know who
uses 87 kHz, 457 kHz, 846 kHz or 1641 kHz?
2. A collection of BBC local radio coverage maps.
3. A similar collection of maps for non-BBC stations.
4. A large collection of detailed photographs of 200+ transmitter
sites and the antennae in use.
5. A collection of high quality scans of QSL cards from 100+ of the
stations in the file.
6. Directional antennae radiation patterns.
7. Features: Extra features include a historical perpective of MW
frequency assignment & usage in the UK. Additionally a dossier
covering quiet radio areas in the UK is included with detailed
information to help you select a listening site with minimum noise or
interference. The CD also contains a range of useful country maps
showing counties, postcode areas and so on.
In addition it includes direct linking to the Internet which will take
you to a station's own website and to a detailed on-line mapping
service that will show you on an Ordnance Survey map where the
transmitter is physically located.
The CD is fully interactive and uses links to ensure you can quickly
find the info you need. The main station listing uses a spreadsheet
that you can sort and filter data as you wish.
ORDERING
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There are two ways of ordering a copy of this CD
1) By post. Write to me enclosing payment, and your mailing address
and I will send you the CD by return post. Write to me at: Landsvale,
High Catton, York YO41 1EH, England. Cash payment can be $11US; 10
Euro or £5 Sterling notes well concealed inside an ordinary letter
envelope. If you don't want the risk of sending cash in the post, I
recommend registered post. Non-cash payments such as cheques, Postal
Orders or International Money Orders must be £5.00 Sterling.
2) Over the Internet
You can pay by PayPal by sending payment to: transmitters @ uk2.net
The PayPal prices are $11.75US; 10.75 Euro or £5.50 Sterling due to
the charges levied by PayPal.
Prices include post and packing. All orders will be despatched by post
in a protective envelope and overseas orders will go airmail. I only
use high quality CDs, such as TDK, to ensure you have a reliable and
long lasting archive.
If you have any further questions please don't hesitate to ask. 73
(Steve Whitt, UK, June 30, mwdx yg via DXLD)
RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM
+++++++++++++++++++++
ANALYSIS: NEW TECHNOLOGY KEY TO THE FUTURE OF BROADCASTING | Text of
editorial analysis by Alistair Coleman of BBC Monitoring Media
Services at the Institute of Economic Affairs' Future of Broadcasting
conference on 22-23 June
The third annual Future of Broadcasting conference organized by the
Institute of Economic Affairs, held in Central London on 22-23 June,
heard that rapid advances in technology would fundamentally transform
the viewing and listening habits of audiences, resulting in profound
effects on the business practices of broadcasters and content
providers.
A report published by the conference's sponsor, Deloitte, entitled
"Television networks in the 21st century - growing critical mass in a
fragmenting world" highlighted the fragmentation of television
audiences as new technologies allow for a diversity of both TV
channels and new modes of receiving content. The idea of "one-to-many"
broadcasting is being challenged by a proliferation of new media
formats, an increasing number of distribution networks and an audience
desire for greater control of their own viewing habits. Broadcasting,
said the Deloitte report, is being reduced to the smallest fragment,
and content providers may have to prepare themselves for "one-to-one"
interaction with their customers.
The importance of content
Media companies should offer content and programming across a variety
of media channels and formats said Ed Shedd, a Deloitte partner in
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Practice. Content should be
"a core offering that can be re-packaged", said Shedd, reiterating the
argument that in a fragmenting market, consumers continue to be
attracted by quantity over quality. Despite the fragmentation of
audiences, the major players in the market still dominate, Shedd told
the conference.
A number of delegates spoke of new advances in broadcast technology
and the programming that it may contain. David Docherty, former CEO of
YooMedia plc stressed the need for content providers to engage with
their audiences. "Viewers have moved from passive to becoming ultra-
active", he said. "Consumers want opt-in, not opt-out." This lack of
engagement has led to a new generation of viewers actively seeking
content through internet peer-to-peer networks, bit-torrents, weblogs
and online communities. In this respect, Docherty said, "rights
management should be used as a tool [to engage audiences], not as a
terrorist tactic". With Google Video about to go live, internet-based
corporations will challenge traditional broadcasters for market
dominance, said Bill Sinrich, CEO of Trans World International.
Dean Hawkins, CEO of Video Networks Ltd, which operates the Homechoice
digital service in London said that his company's on-demand TV,
telephony and broadband service represented an adaptable service that
"hands power to the audience", allowing the consumer to build their
own on-demand TV schedule based on existing channel brands, which
approaches the "one-to-one" broadcasting concept outlined in the
Deloitte report.
Mike Short of the mobile phone company O2 also pointed out to the
advances with mobile telephony in an industry where, according to
recent figures, mobile content is currently worth 500m pounds per year
and "there are more mobile phones than people". Short announced the
forthcoming trials of television by mobile phone using the DVB-H
standard, which will take place in Oxford in September 2005, raising a
debate as to whether television-enabled mobile telephones would
require a TV licence.
The spectre of the "digital divide"
Despite the inexorable march of technology, delegates warned that
there could still be millions left behind in a so-called "digital
divide". Conference chairman, the former BBC director general Greg
Dyke, summed up the fears that many may feel left behind by the
growing complexity of new technology.
Jane Lighting, CEO of commercial broadcaster Five, warned the industry
against getting carried away in its rush towards new technology,
reminding delegates that although recent Ofcom figures show that
almost two-thirds of UK households are now "digital" in some way,
there will always be those left behind by technological advances.
Additionally, many people are still resistant to paying for television
services over-and-above the licence fee, predicting "a limited free-
to-view option may well dominate the market". Continuing the theme of
an industry competing for a finite number of people willing to pay for
subscription services, chief executive of SMG plc, Andrew Flanagan,
stressed the need for investment in high quality output as well as in
the technology on which it is carried. It is, he said, the in the
broadcaster's interest to "chase the consumer".
In an uncertain, rapidly developing media environment, both Flanagan
and Deloitte's Shedd came to similar conclusions: it pays to be
"technology agnostic" and to be on-board with as many technologies as
possible. That is, chasing the consumers wherever they can be found.
Source: BBC Monitoring research 28 Jun 05 (via DXLD)
WHERE SCANNERS ARE ILLEGAL
Is it illegal to use a scanner or just a scanner in a car? I know a
lot of states have that restriction. I've brought my Icom R-5 to NY
and never had a problem. Also I think the Icom R-3 (along with the R-
5). Is technically a "communications receiver" (Keith McGinnis, MA,
ABDX via DXLD)
There is a 2002 law on the books that makes simple possession of a
scanner without a permit illegal throughout the state of NY. I read
that a couple of years ago in a scanner magazine, and just now double-
checked it. They can actually confiscate multiband radios capable of
picking up any police frequencies, so you have to be careful what you
bring into the state of NY!! There is an exemption for licensed ham
operators with transceivers capable of also receiving police
frequencies, but you must show your license and call or else they can
take your radio and fine you (Emily, Uniontown, PA, ABDX via DXLD)
I really had no idea about this. I never would have thought a state
would outlaw scanners and radios capable of picking up those
frequencies. I guess I have a hard time understanding why. Are there
any other states that are like this? Might make an interesting trivia
question to use on air :) (Michael n WYO Richard, ibid.)
NY is the only state to make simple possession illegal. There are a
few states (about 5, I think ) where use in a vehicle or possession of
a scanner installed in a vehicle is a crime. An unusual antenna on
your car can get you stopped in these states (Emily Keene, Uniontown,
PA, ibid.)
I wonder how easy it is to get a permit in NY. In addition to Radio
Shack there are a few large Communication Equipment dealers in NY
(Lenitini is one that comes to mind). I'm sure they were not happy
about. Well I'll continue to bring my Icom R5 into NY State and test
the waters LOL (Keith McGinnis, Hingham MA, ibid.)
There's a good article in latest (July 2005) Popular Communications
magazine: "Is It Safe To Use That Mobile Rig?". Here in Michigan
mobile scanners are allowed with permit from the State Police
(Communications Division) for non-hams. Penalty is up to $1,000 fine
and/or up to a year in jail. Unfortunately, most police officers are
not aware of the law, so it's a good idea to keep a copy of it with
you. I had a sheriff deputy tell me it was a felony when it's only a
misdemeanor. Out came to paper copy and he got an education ;-p (Paul
Crane, KC8YQQ, Jackson, MI USA; Part 15 transmitters on air 24/7: AM
stereo 1250, FM stereo 88.3, ABDX via DXLD)
There are six: Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Florida, New York, and
Minnesota. Here's a link that explains it all:
http://www.afn.org/~afn09444/scanlaws/scanner5.html
(Paul Crane, KC8YQQ Jackson, MI USA, ibid.)
PROPAGATION
+++++++++++
The geomagnetic field ranged from mostly quiet to minor storm levels
with an isolated period of severe storming early on 23 June. The
period began with quiet conditions, and these levels persisted though
late on 22 June. The Bz component of the IMF was very quiet, with no
variance much beyond +/- 3 nT through early on 23 June. At about 0100
UTC on 23 June, wind speed, density, and temperature all increased,
indicating the passage of a strong co-rotating interaction region in
advance of a coronal hole high speed wind stream. The IMF Bz turned
sharply south to near -20 nT early on the 23rd, and maintained this
orientation through about 23/0900 UTC. Thereafter, and through the
remainder of the summary period, the Bz did not vary much beyond +/- 5
nT. The geomagnetic field responded with unsettled to active levels
through 23/0600 UTC, with an isolated severe storm period at 23/0900
UTC, and was followed by unsettled to minor storm levels through early
on the 24th. Thereafter, and through the remainder of the summary
period, the field was at quiet to unsettled levels.
FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 29 JUNE - 25 JULY 2005
Solar activity is expected be at very low to low levels. A greater
than 10 MeV proton event is not expected. The greater than 2 MeV
electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at high levels
on 29 June – 01 July, 03 - 08 July, 12 – 19 July, and 23 – 25 July.
Very high levels are expected on 10 – 11 July.
The geomagnetic field is expected to range from quiet to minor storm
levels. A recurrent coronal hole high speed wind stream is expected to
produce unsettled to minor storm levels on 01 – 04 July, 09 – 10 July,
and 12 – 14 July. Isolated major storm levels are possible on 20 July
with unsettled to minor storm levels on 21 – 23 July due to a
recurrent coronal hole high speed stream. Otherwise, expect quiet to
unsettled conditions.
:Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2005 Jun 28 2215 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center
# Product description and SEC contact on the Web
# http://www.sec.noaa.gov/wwire.html
#
# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2005 Jun 28
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2005 Jun 29 90 12 3
2005 Jun 30 90 8 3
2005 Jul 01 95 15 3
2005 Jul 02 100 20 4
2005 Jul 03 100 12 3
2005 Jul 04 100 15 3
2005 Jul 05 105 8 3
2005 Jul 06 105 8 3
2005 Jul 07 105 8 3
2005 Jul 08 105 8 3
2005 Jul 09 105 15 3
2005 Jul 10 100 15 3
2005 Jul 11 105 10 3
2005 Jul 12 105 12 3
2005 Jul 13 105 15 3
2005 Jul 14 105 15 3
2005 Jul 15 105 10 3
2005 Jul 16 100 8 3
2005 Jul 17 95 8 3
2005 Jul 18 85 8 3
2005 Jul 19 80 5 2
2005 Jul 20 80 40 6
2005 Jul 21 80 18 4
2005 Jul 22 80 15 3
2005 Jul 23 80 12 3
2005 Jul 24 80 10 3
2005 Jul 25 80 10 3
(http://www.sec.noaa.gov/radio via WORLD OF RADIO 1279, DXLD) ###